Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

5. If a student is transferring into the district with no prior grades, the student will not be given a
cycle average unless he/she has 4 daily grades, 1 major grade, and 1 homework grade.
6. Transfer grades are calculated the same for students transferring from a school within the district
and for students coming from a school outside of the district.
Students must be in attendance a minimum of 90 days each semester in order to receive credit for a
class. An attendance committee may grant exceptions for extenuating circumstances.
M. GRADING
Kindergarten
1. The grading system below will be used in the areas of Reading, Written Communication,
Math, Science, and Social Studies.
E = Excellent
S = Satisfactory
N = Needs Improvement
U = Unsatisfactory
For Kindergarten, only grades of E, S, N and U should be entered into the district’s
electronic gradebook. If grades were assessed numerically, then teachers should use the
following conversion scale to convert grades to E, S, N and U.
90 to 100 E
80 to 89 S
70 to 79 N
69 or Below U
2. Grades - A minimum of 2 grades per subject per week must be recorded in each nine-week
grading period. All grades must be based on the TEKS provided for each subject.
Benchmark Assessments: All district- required benchmark assessments MUST be
included in the nine weeks they are administered. A district-wide common assessment
calendar will be developed each year and provided to each campus. Benchmark exams will
be given in science, math, language arts, and social studies.
Daily grades may consist of, but are not limited to, the following:
o performance-based assessments
o special projects
o interim work for projects
o portfolios
o group / individual projects and assignments
o hands-on activities / labs
o lab reports
o class / group work (cooperative learning, etc.)
o vocabulary assignments
o learning centers / workstations
o computer activities
o notebooks
o activities from adopted text series
o journals
o writing processes (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)
o informal compositions
o listening/speaking skills or presentation skills
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